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05-14-2008, 05:21 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Plainfield,
IL
Cobra Make, Engine: Ford 460 Cobra Jet
Posts: 59
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Electrical question #2 for a cobra
Finished wiring today. I have a highway 15 wiring kit,lights all work,but when I went to turn the engine over I just got a click nothing. So I took the starter and battery and had them checked all is fine, WHAT THE HECK did I mess up???? I have a ford 460 engine and a MSD 6AL. HELP!!!!!!
Thanks
Robert
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05-14-2008, 07:06 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Parker County,
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Cobra Make, Engine: LoneStar LS427 , 427 Windsor
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If you have an external starter solenoid, it might close (hence the click), but not contact. A voltmeter on the downstream side would show whether it is contacting.
Another possibility is the lack of an adequate ground path from the engine block to the battery. You need a dedicated ground cable from the block to the frame, since the motor mounts are not conductive. The negative side of the battery also needs to be connected to the frame. Remember powdercoating and paint are insulators. Clean the cable connection locations with a grinder or sanding disk and use star washers on those connections. You can then re-coat with something to prevent rust.
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A Gnat! Quick, get a sledgehammer!
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05-14-2008, 07:20 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Daly city,
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Cobra Make, Engine: classic roadster,408cu
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huck
Did you run a ground from the solinoid to a good ground they are designed to be bolted to a metal firewall. WD
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05-15-2008, 11:19 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Plainfield,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Ford 460 Cobra Jet
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Bowing head kicking rocks on ground. Looks up yep it was the ground soleniod. THANK YOU WETDOG my HERO
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Robert
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05-15-2008, 11:38 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Daly city,
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Cobra Make, Engine: classic roadster,408cu
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Anytime, glad to be of service. Building one of these can be a rough patch without help. WD
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05-15-2008, 12:40 PM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Pentwater,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Professional Cobra & Streetrod Builder
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Somebody tell me why no where in the CR's manual does it indicates that the Ford Solenoid HAS to have a ground-prferebly its own !!!!!!!!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRR
DV
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05-15-2008, 01:18 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Algonquin,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CRII 351W/408 Stroker
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Double Venom
Somebody tell me why no where in the CR's manual does it indicates that the Ford Solenoid HAS to have a ground-prferebly its own !!!!!!!!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRR
DV
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Somebody should redo the manual 
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05-15-2008, 01:10 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Plainfield,
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YA WHAT HE SAID !!!!!!!! Man you guys are the grestest!!!!!
thanks again
Robert
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05-15-2008, 02:07 PM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Pentwater,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Professional Cobra & Streetrod Builder
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When they do I hope they can TYPE!
DV
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05-16-2008, 02:40 PM
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Location: Thousand Oaks,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadster
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It's a good feeling when the fix is simple. Writing a new manual...not simple.
John
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